Walter Smith III - three of us are from Houston and Reuben is not - Blue Note Classic LP

Blue Note Classic Series LP

Saxophonist Walter Smith III pays homage to his hometown of Houston, Texas on his sophomore Blue Note album, the follow-up to 2023's return to casual. The wry title nods to the lineup: fellow Houston natives Jason Moran (piano) and Eric Harland (drums), with bassist Reuben Rogers, who hails from the Virgin Islands, rounding out the quartet. Together they enliven 10 Smith originals and an imaginative rendering of the Sam Rivers composition "Point of Many Returns."

Features

• Label: Blue Note

Track Listing

Side A:

1. seesaw
2. Gangsterism on Moranish
3. 24
4. Misanthrope's Hymn
5. Cézanne

Side B:

1. 610 Loop
2. Point of Many Returns
3. Montrose Nocturne
4. Office Party Music
5. A Brief Madness
6. Lone Star